Daytona Beach marina construction set to start

A 156-slip marina should be under construction in a few months on the south side of International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Fla., and a new grocery store or some other type of business could start going up next year.

The Gateway Daytona marina project, which also includes plans to eventually add a hotel, restaurant and shops, is moving forward after being stalled by the sputtering economy and should be open early next year, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

Caterpillar Inc. will close two facilities in Texas and Panama and is considering shutting its engine manufacturing plant in Illinois as part of a strategy to boost profitability and better handle business cycles, according to Reuters.

Danielle Brown, vice president and chief information officer for Brunswick Corp., was recently honored among the "Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America" as chosen by Savoy Magazine, a leading African-American lifestyle publication.